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[Atrix 4G Android Development] WooWoo:
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I freeze all the social services:

Social Messaging 2.2.1

Social Messaging Service 2.2.1

Social Networking 2.2.1

Social Sharing 2.2.1

Social Status 2.2.1

Then Text Plus FC every time. I think Text Plus is relying on some of the services.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] snlu178:
So to solve the issue of some services still running in the background.

I left everything frozen. I then changed the name for BlurHome, AdService, blur-services, ContactsData, FingerprintSensor (I have stopped using it, slows down phone too much), PerformanceManager.

This has stopped anything from running in the background.

Still to explore: GEfxService (Maybe related to Fingerprint scanner, no known)

On a side Note:

I am about done with the Atrix. I have several issues with this phone, many of which can be found in the list of apps that need to be frozen to make this phone even work.

My two main complaints are 1) MotoBlur - its atrocious and I dont like Motorola making an overlay that feels like Windows 3.1 required for their phone. And for those that like the widgets and launcher its not those parts of Blur. Its the serious changes they made to the Settings and inner workings of Android that have made this phone a very poor experience and 2) Froyo on Atrix - I feel like because Froyo cannot handle the screen resolution we have many more problems. The menu's lag, the colors are off, every settings menu is glitchy and jumpy when I scroll. Nothing on this phone is smooth. The touch is not calibrated, it is just a bad pairing, Froyo and Atrix.

Sure, gingerbread will help this phone a lot and the battery life has been fantastic. But there are just too many negatives and I am likely to be leaving the phone soon. I may wait for the next iPhone or the Galaxy S II, but the Atrix WILL NOT be my phone. It is just too beta.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] MaluNoPeleke:
I have a problem with Titanium Backup:

The restore list is empty and only new installed are shown there first but after a refresh they are gone, too.

The application has su rights.

What to do now?

Thanks.

EDIT: Problem solved with a new busybox
[Atrix 4G Android Development] deserthi:
i froze all the apps in the list provided in this thread but then I couldn't make my phone play through HDMI on my TV. I really wanted this so I un-froze every so this would work. I wonder if someone could tell me the things I need to leave on so that I can still play movies and see pics on my tv.

Thanks
[Atrix 4G Android Development] snlu178:
Extdispservice, mediaservice, mediasync
[Atrix 4G Android Development] neotekz:
can i freeze these?

account and sync settings 2.2.1

accounts 2.2.1

accounts storage 2.21

admin notifier 2.2.1

there are also a few running process that im not sure what they do,

com.motorola.globalunplug - globalunplugservice

com.authentec.truesuitemobile - GfxService
[Atrix 4G Android Development] snlu178:
If you freeze the account items you lose the settings menu to control accounts so no.

I freeze globalunplug with no issue. I believe gfxservice controls the fingerprint scanner.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] neotekz:
i dont sync my gmail or hotmail accounts so i went ahead and froze those too.

what about these?

AdService 1.0

BrowserMessage 2.0.2

motorola services 2.2.1

motorola storage monitor 2.2.1

MyUploads 1.5.9

OMA Client Provisioning 1.0.0

OMA Download 2.2.1

System Portal 2.2.1

and from running services

com.motorola.android.syncml.service - SyncEngineService and ScheduleService

com.motorola.process.system - ExtDispService

com.motorola.android.datamanager - DataManagerServic

if i stop these running services ill be down to only processes that i installed myself

edit: found out com.authentec.truesuitemobile 1.0 is needed for the fingerprint reader. email 2.2.1 and email engine 2.2.1 is needed for the stock sms app, handsense sms worked fine without it.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Aielman:
Has anyone figured out what is essential to keep unfrozen, besides the obvious like the dock service, and still be able to use the webdock hack? I was moving down the list freezing things while in mobile dock trying to determine what, if any, would stop it and ran into what I thought was a service that was essential, but it turned out to be something I had frozen earlier because I couldn't reconnect even after unfreezing and rebooting.

I suspect that Desk Home 2.21 is essensial, as is one or two others.

Anyone have any thoughts?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] scorneil:
Would be sweet to get this updated for what can be frozen on the Bell version
[Atrix 4G Android Development] deserthi:
You will also have to leave Entertainment Center 1.0 and Live TV unfrozen for that to work.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] xyrovice:
I'd need to have somebody with a Bell Atrix do the testing as most of us here are on AT&T (me included).

If you find somebody who has a list of their own, I'd be more than happy to put it in the OP and give them credit.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] illmatic416:
I think we can add GlobalUnplug to the list. I believe it is just the notification to unplug the charger for energy conservation when you disconnect your phone after it is fully charged.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jarsh92:
Can anyone confirm these? After unfreezing these and a reboot, I still can't get the HDMI out to work on my TV.

Yes, I did make sure it worked before I rooted and started freezing stuff.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] deserthi:
If you have the following unfrozen: Extdispservice, mediaservice, mediasync, Entertainment Center 1.0, Live TV and it is not woking I guess you should start unfreezing one thing at a time and see it that works. I have the recommended list above that xyrovice posted except for the above unfrozen ones and the HDMI works great.

By the way, I didn't have Extdispservice on my phone.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jarsh92:
The only media service I see is media container service 2.2.1 which is unfrozen, I have all the others unfrozen. Guess I will just unfreeze everything and see if I can get that to work first.

Got it to work after unfreezing everything, so we must be missing something else. Will report back if I find out more....back to freezing everything again, lol.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jarsh92:
Got it to work and I think I have the list of what is needed to run the Entertainment Center on a TV through HDMI.

I know you do need:

Extdispservice

mediaservice (mine shows media container service 2.2.1)

Enterainment Center 1.0

Mobile Desktop 1.0

Motorola Dock Service 1.0

You do not need live TV or mediasync. I have tested it and it works when these are Frozen. My problem was I had both mobile desktop and Moto Dock service frozen.

This is probably not set in Stone but it is a good guide to start with.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] scorneil:
For anyone looking for ideas on debloating the Bell Atrix, here's a link http://canadroid.com/2011/03/20/removing-moto-blur-from-your-bell-motorola-atrix/

I'm going to try some of these tomorrow.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] gonto:
On that website it recommend to Root with Super one click which you should *NOT* do. Use aRoot instead
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Strahlenkanone:
What happens when you freeze vlingo and voicecommands and then press the headset button? Does it start the music?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dereknas:
BloatwareFreezer

Has anyone tried BloatwareFreezer?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] snlu178:
I have. Same results as Titanium from what I can tell.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] skippychan:
I froze the motorola dialer and lost verizon service. Had to connect to my wifi and defrost it to get the data and phone connection back.

I thought I could freeze it since I have dialer one installed but I guess not.

Why does bloat freezer require a data connection to initialize???
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Rithina:
any reason behind?

I am using SOS and it is fine so far..
[Atrix 4G Android Development] modplan:
Bloat Freezer uses the data connection to check your license and check the market for a new version.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] gonto:
Yeap. Quoting from another thread "My most recent brick was mostly caused by having busybox installed and symlinked twice. Busybox is already included on the phone stock, oneclickroot installs and symlinks it again in the /system/xbin directory. This is messy and can cause problems. I created this script to simply use what is there, only adding what is needed for a nice neat clean setup."
[Atrix 4G Android Development] :
OH! So much cleaner!

One question, how do I set Launcher Pro as default. I tried by holding the Home button (that's how I did on my N1) but that doesn't work. I tried a restart after freezing Home 2.2.1, and it worked. Does it mean that Launcher Pro is default?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] chinxos203:
rooted atrix using AnTek App Manager (FREEE) to freeze the apps. using Andriod System Info (fREEE) to verify frozen. Also using the task manager to auto end apps

these are what i have frozen with no issues but a fast device. i have uninstalled all of ATTs preloaded software (the downloaded apps)

using from 7:30 -12:30 am - auto brightness, wifi on all day moderate use of apps and browsing usually back on the charger with 30% battery left.

:mad:reserving this space here until i hit 8 posts to post links to screen shots. sorry but im not writing them all down :mad:

if you want here is the album s95.photobucket.com/albums/l124/chinoxs203_2006/Andriod/
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Swiftks:
What is BrowserMessage 2.0.2??? I already have the stock browser frozen, can I freeze this as well? Thanks for your help.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] gonto:
Thanks for the information! I'll use those apps to freeze / unfreeze if they are free!. Have you had any problem?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] deserthi:
I have a problem here. I use K9 mail and have almost everything in the COMPREHENSIVE LIST frozen. I can receive email from all 5 of my email accounts in K9 but even though while setting up each account smtp resolved, I can't send any mail. I get a sending mail failed message. I am wondering if something I froze is keeping mail from sending. I could unfreeze everything but was hoping someone here would know this.

Thanks
[Atrix 4G Android Development] xyrovice:
It is indeed probably now set as the default.

I'll be honest, I don't know what it is, but I believe it's 100% safe to freeze. For what it's worth, I've frozen it and am experiencing no ill effects that I could link to it.

Try unfreezing "DMService 1.0.0" and rebooting. It's located right between the DLNA and DockProvider elements.

Let me know how that goes.

Thank you all for your continued support and patience, and stay...frosty!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] ciji:
I couldn't download the 1.5.7 OTA update because it says I "didn't have a Social Networking account", and everytime I try to set one up it just closes right away (my blur account was missing from the Accounts app). Defrosting everything and rebooting didn't help.

I managed to update after doing a factory reset and reinputting my blur account info. I think it needs my blur account to let me download the update.

I think freezing blur.res or Motorola Services might be the cause, but I'm not sure. After the update, I've refrozen all the social apps

Social Messaging

Social Messaging Service 2.2.1

Social Networking 2.2.1

Social Sharing 2.2.1

Social Status 2.2.1

and Accounts still lists my blur account.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] snlu178:
Yes your blur account is equipped for anything from Moto. Therefore by freezing it out you had to re input it. My bet is rather than factory reset try to unfreeze -> turn off -> pull sim -> reboot. See if that asks for you to log into Motoblur. Do that then turn off replace sim and reboot.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] ciji:
That didn't trigger the blur setup for me, even with defrosting everything. some app data that has the account probably needs to be cleared in addition to pulling the sim.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Rantatron:
So.

Let's say a friend decided to uninstall some bloatware (mainly games) from his Bell Atrix before making a backup. And let's say this friend is worried that he won't be able to get updates for said Atrix without those apps.

What would this friend do about that? Is he stuck waiting until a Bell SBF happens, then restoring from there? He has no problem "starting over" persay.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Vangelis13:
Flashing the SBF brings it back to stock, as it was when he bought it.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Rantatron:
I guess he'll have to wait until the SBF gets released.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] hamz22:
hi all. sorry if this has been asked before. im on the 1.26 firmware and really dont want to update to the latest version as im happy with the way the phone is. so in this case would it be ok to freeze the FOTA and updater apps?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] razholio:
I haven't done any 'comprehensive' testing, but I had been rejecting the 1.57 update when asked ( 'cause I heard it wiped out root), and had planned on disabling FOTA so it would stop asking me when I saw it start to download. So, I froze FOTA, and nothing, then I froze 'updater' and that stopped it from downloading the update. It has since not asked me about the update...
[Atrix 4G Android Development] razholio:
Am I to understand that you did the 1.57 update on ATT and did *NOT* lose root? I thought this update clobbered root and would require a new exploit for root, no? thanks for the info.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jayhammy:
how do I get the bootstrapper app? Will it install CWM? Right now, I'm rooted and debloated on my Atrix (Bell), but I can't make Nandroid backups.

Thanks!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] mudd_cat23:
RECOMMENDED LIST

----------------------------------->

{UNDER EVALUATION |:::::|:::::|:::::| PLEASE COMMENT!}

Alarm & Timer 2.2.1

AtCommandService 1.1

AT&T Code Scanner

AT&T Family Map

AT&T Navigator

Blockbuster 0.6

com.motorola.photowidget 2.2.1

Entertainment Center 1.0

Help Center

Home Screen Tips

Live TV

Mediashare 1.0.0

MediaSync 1.0.0

myAT&T 1.0

News 2.2.1

NFS Shift 1.1.73

Quick Contact 2.2.1

Quick Tutorial 0.0.1

Quickoffice

Social Messaging 2.2.1

Social Messaging Service 2.2.1

Social Networking 2.2.1

Social Sharing 2.2.1

Social Status 2.2.1

Sticky Note 2.2.1

Toggle Widgets

Universal Inbox 2.2.1

VLingo

Voice Commands

Weather 2.2.1

YPmobile

Is this recommended list confirmed not to softbrick the device or harm it in any way. Also will freezing these apps mess up with emails and facebook notifications getting pushed. Thank you for the information.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] phatboypat:
If you want to use the blur facebook/twitter apps then I would not freeze the social messaging apps. If you use a third party app then it will not cause a problem.

I can confirm that freezing the voice command on my phone causes a force close loop that will only go away after a battery pull. Once the phone restarts the app is frozen with no complications.

Another option to deal with bloatware is to flash Gingerblur. It has all of the bloatware removed. If there is something you miss several people have added .zips to restore certain blur apps. It's all in the Gingerblur thread and it's all easy to do.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] waktasz:
I froze most of the things on the list, then unfroze them because I'm getting an error when trying to do OTA update that I can't proceed without a social networking account.

I have nothing frozen at the moment and still have that message.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] xyrovice:
Have you tried rebooting?

Ultimately, I hate to say it, but you may need to do a factory reset. I am not aware of this problem, though.

Quick thought: Under the settings>data manager did you set it not only update social things over wifi?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] totiadrenalin:
I'm sorry guys.

I'm not from this thread. Just wan't to help you a bit!

It is so simply to install any app with adb.

The command is so simple.

adb install /the_path_of_the_apk

That's it.

And you can install launcher application.

And unfreeze the home.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] razholio:
getting shell access to your atrix

I believe the command you seek for adb is 'shell'. If you connect your atrix to your computer, and install adb from the android sdk, you can then run './adb shell' and that will give you an unprivileged shell on your atrix from which you can muck about. If you need privileged access, you'll want to root your atrix first.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Vangelis13:
Is there a way to back up (in Titanium Backup) which apps are frozen & batch re-freeze them when necessary? I'm re-freezing them manually every time I install a new rom or new version of an existing rom, that sucks..
[Atrix 4G Android Development] xyrovice:
Off the top of my head, I'm not sure, but I'll look into it. I've been having to do the same thing, btw.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] daweeze02:
I wish we could get blur to stop pulling every contact from your gmail account and only pull the group My Contacts
[Atrix 4G Android Development] y2whisper:
if you have an at&t device you can filter out to only show contacts with numbers, not the best fix but its something.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] daweeze02:
I swore I set that before, but setting it again now.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] bongd:
No, but it's safer that way. You don't want to head into a new ROM with things already frozen. What you want is a FULL back up via Recovery. Titanium can do some pretty heavy changes to begin with and saving freezing preferences and applying them blindly to a new ROM is just too risky of a feature.

Most items that can be frozen are easily identified. Then there are just a few more which can be frozen too. Just takes me a few minutes. And it's not like we have a trillion ROMs we can flash anyway.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] redThd:
Actually there is:

1. Menu -> Filters -> Create label -> Add/Remove elements

2. Here you add all the apps from the recommended list by ticking them

3. OK

4. Whenever you need that list just tick it in 'Filters'

5. Apply

Now if you need to do something with the whole list just select it in 'Filters', then go to 'Batch' and click whatever operation with a number on the right corresponding to the number of the things you have selected previously in this filter.

If you want to freeze this list, click on 'Freeze all user & system apps (USE FILTERS & EXTREME CAUTION)'.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] D_one:
Could we add the safe list of bell bloatware to the first post? There is a link but it is a bit buried. Also the telstra safe list as it comes out would be great:)

Sent from my rooted and frozen Bell MB860!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] D_one:
Or better yet, Bell safe list, here:

(I take no credit or responsibility for this as it is just from the link in this thread. I did freeze most of this list though ;-)

Asphalt 5 3.0.8

CarDock 1.0

com.motorola.photowidget 2.2.1

ContactsUnconnected 2.2.1

Desk Home 2.2.1

DLNA 0709.69

DlnaSystemService 1.0

Email 2.2.1

Entertainment Center 1.0

Files 2.2.1

GPS Navigator 5.8

Help Center 2.2.1

Home 2.2.1 à

IMPORTANT Make sure that you have made

Launcher Pro your default home launcher as

shown above before you freeze Home 2.2.1

Kobo 2.5.317

Let’s Golf! 3.0.7

MediaShare 1.0.0

Motorola Dock Service 1.0

News & Weather 1.2.03

News 2.2.1

Purchased Media 1.0

Qik Video 0.04.94

Quick Contact 2.2.1

Quickoffice 3.3.163 – Motorola

Remote PVR -0.1.0.0

Search 1.3.1

Social Messaging 2.2.1

Social Messaging Service 2.2.1

Social Networking 2.2.1

Social Sharing 2.2.1

Social Status 2.2.1

Sticky Notes 2.2.1

SyncML 2.2.1

Talk 1.3

Tethering & Mobile hotspot 1.0

Toggle Widgets 2.2.1

Top HD Games 1.0.0

Tunes & Apps 1.0

Tunes & Apps Widget 1.4

TV & Radio 3.3.0

Universal Inbox 2.2.1

UNO 3.1.2

Voice Commands

Weather 2.2.1

Work Contacts 2.2.1

Zoompass 2.0.6

Sent from my rooted and frozen Bell MB860!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] irishtexmex:
Does anyone know what I should unfreeze so I can search my phone again? I click the search button from the home screen, enter in my text, and as soon as results start to populate I get a fc with the message "The application Google Search (process com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox) has stopped etc etc." I'm running the latest build of GreyBlur if that helps. Thanks.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Barogi44:
Try unfreezing "search 1.3.1"
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jarsh92:
This will fix it.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] redThd:
Anyone knows which processes from the 'comprehensive list' make the phone not discover the HDMI cable (thus preventing EntertainmentCentre / Webtop forom working)?

[beside the 'entertainment centre' process...]
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jarsh92:
Search a few pages back, I made a list. Too late for me to dig it up.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] J-man67:
Hot and a 4-5 hour battery discharge

I used the list and froze. Since then my phone has been noticeably hotter and the batter life went to crap. I am going to defrost everything then try again...maybe I clicked something I should not have. Anyway, any ideas or anyone else with these issues? Other then that, the phone def seems to run a lot better.

Edit. Oddly enough...phone seems to be fine now. Did a couple battery pulls tonight and phone no longer gets hot and batt has only dropped 30% in 7 hours of heavy use. Did about 4-5 pulls after my initial freeze but apparently that wasn't enough. All is well in my life again!!!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Inspiredwire:
Freezing MediaSync Breaks MTP Connections

In short, if you freeze MediaSync you'll also break the MTP interface with Windows when using the Windows Media Sync USB connection.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] lunzi88:
Being someone who hated having bloatware of any kind on my phone, it was a god send to actually discover this thread, and I basically tried freezing all the apps listed in the first post. (besides the FOTA process of cos) But while in the midst of doing so, I realise that some of the process named above is actually part of the required process that must be left unfrozen in order to still have a working webtop enviroment.(which imo is the most kick ass feature of the phone.)

After much experimentation, through a painstaking number of trials and error, I've found out the exact services that must be left running in order to still have have webtop enabled.

1. com.motorola.android.extdispservice 1.0.0

2. MediaShare 1.0.0

3. Mobile Desktop 1.0

4. Motorola Dock Service 1.0

5. Webtop Connector 1.0 (duh)

I found that if anyone of the 5 services were as actually frozen or removed, you simply will not be able to get a working webtop.

Hope this helps and if this has alrdy been posted before, than I apologise.

Just thought it would be good to share this.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] 7210:
Does anyone know what to unfreeze to get the laptop dock working again? I've froze majority of the apps on the list but now my laptop dock gives me a black screen.

Thanks in advance!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] xyrovice:
I don't mean to state the obvious but the post preceding yours might hold what you need.

Have you unfrozen any of the ones listed there?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] 7210:
Yeah, I've tried that already and all I get is a black screen still. Not sure if it makes any difference but Im using a bell branded Atrix.